Description:
Hand hammered 'trench art' brass shell-casing vase with engraved inscription "Argonne-1918" and with initials A.S.H.12 1/2 inches high.

Material:
brass

Maker/Artist:
Undetermined

Date:
c. 1918

Provenance:
N/A

Size of Artwork:
H. 12.5 x W. 5.5

Weight (LBS)
2.6

Condition:
Very good condition

History:
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also known as the Maas-Argonne Offensive and the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice on November 11, a total of 47 days. The battle was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers, and was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end. The Meuse-Argonne was the principal engagement of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.